The Successful Nurse Coaches is a space for Private Practice Nurse Coaches to learn the skills to generate income and create the successful private practice of their dreams. Laura Minard and Shelby Kurz are both Board Certified Nurse Coaches who love equipping the Nurse Coach Community with the practical steps and mindset shifts so that they can leave their traditional nursing gig and create a lucrative yet sustainable income as a nurse coach. With every episode, it is their mission to empow ...
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In this episode, we take a deeper dive into niche work, ideal clients, and when to pour energy in here. So many nurse coaches jump in here too soon and get stuck, frustrated, or confused and it is either a way to burn 3 months or worst case scenario, quit. Tune in! This one is important :) Mentioned in this episode: https://www.thesuccessfulnurseco…
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Come sit in on something I am working through right now with my own coach, I hope it helps you too :) Mentioned in this episode: https://www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com/2025mentorshipapplicationBy Laura Minard, Shelby Kurz
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140: NLCA 5: Intruding - The Art of Interrupting
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One of the skills I wish I would have learned earlier in my professional nurse coach journey was the skill of intruding. The art of interrupting is perhaps one of the most important skills that a new nurse coach can learn, when desiring to serve vs. please their clients. In this episode, Laura shares about this skill and how to use it confidently! …
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Casual (and vulnerable) Episode today, team! Laura and I take some time just to chat, to ask each other some fun and juicy questions, and we encourage you to play along! Sending you all love this week :) Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check us out on Instagram @successful_nursecoaches Purch…
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Are you easily distracted and pulled in 100 different directions? Feeling the pull to do ALL the things but none of them well? This week, Shelby takes a deeper dive on Shiny Object Syndrome and how it can be a super barrier in our pursuit of private practice…feel free to self diagnose ;) Mentioned in this episode: https://www.thesuccessfulnursecoac…
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Let’s get to some basic this week about WHEN coaching is the right modality for a potential client. Shelby breaks down how people navigate change and when the best time is for a coach to step in and elevate the process…and also when coaching isn’t the right fit for the job. Mentioned in this episode: https://www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com/2025me…
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136: Online vs. In-person Coaching: Pros & Cons
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Laura uses her years of experience with coaching in both realms and gives the pro’s and con’s of both kinds of practices. In this practical episode, nurse coaches can explore ways of looking at these paths holistically, and the importance of being versatile in both. Laura also gives the distinction between marketing and fulfilment as they are diffe…
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Your won’t ever feel complete in your success by making millions. Does it help? yes, but it is not the only piece to the puzzle. Tune into this deep dive with Shelby about how to access a deeper, more sustainable feeling of success while you ride this wave of entrepreneurship! Mentioned in this episode: https://www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com/202…
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134: NLCA 3 - Should I Become a Nurse Life Coach?
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In this episode Laura playfully creates a clinical decision tree aimed to help you make this decision. Do you have an overwhelming desire to help people? Do you have a desire to be coached yourself and grow and change? These are the only two requirements that must be a yes…the rest I explain how any answer works! Do you like the patient education p…
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Join Laura as she shares the importance of enthusiasm and energy as the coach. Enthusiasm is magnetic, attractive and inspiring in your marketing as well as in your coaching itself. Would you want to be coached by a coach who felt low energy, or timid or was afraid of being too much. Let us know how this episode lands! Mentioned in this episode: ht…
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Join Shelby for an insightful episode on "How to Talk About Your Coaching." In this episode, we will learn how to effectively explain your coaching practice in a way that is flowy and doesn’t feel weird. I offer some real tangible scripts, what to say, the energy around your conversation, and most of all- remind you to keep your chill :) Mentioned …
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131: NLCA 2 - When Clients say "I Don't Know"
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When our clients say “I don’t know” it can be really helpful to explore what is under it. We believe all clients have the answers inside of them. However, understanding the reason for the I don’t know can be so helpful. Here are some reasons: Genuine Lack of Knowledge: The most straightforward reason is that they genuinely do not know the answer to…
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Do you want clients to come to you in your business? Of course you do! In this episode, it is a spicey pep talk on the realities of not just gaining momentum but maintaining momentum in your business and what it takes to create a referral based network. Remember: receive this episode with positive intent and let us know what lands for you! We want …
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129: Building Self-Trust as an Entrepreneur
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In this episode Laura talks about what self-trust is and how it is different than confidence. She shares the barriers to self-trust and some really practical ways to build self-trust! Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check us out on Instagram @successful_nursecoaches Purchase workshops and ge…
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128: NLCA 1 - Coaching Around Productivity and Time Management
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Many times clients will think they have a time management problem, but many times it is an energy problem, a thought problem, a priority problem. The inexperienced nurse coach will immediately want to solve the time management problem. There is nothing wrong with this, it is certainly helpful to have great time management skills, but this episode w…
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127: Behind The Scenes of a Mentorship Call
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What is being in your mentorship like? What can I expect? A question that has popped up on every application call since December of 2023. I can paint the picture for you, but it is just easier for me to let you in! This is a SUPER RARE opportunity to get a peek behind the curtain of our mentorship coaching style. This group I have been working with…
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126: Strategy 101: Short Game, Medium Game, and Long Game
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Laura breaks down different strategies as they relate to where you are in your business. Using the analogy that we must learn addition and subtraction prior to multiplication, Laura teaches you exactly what actions are involved in every aspect of your business. ROI means return on time investment. This is how long it takes to be physically paid for…
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Introducing The Nurse Life Coach Academy, where nurse coaching meets life coaching :) We tell you all the things, the why, the when, the price and so much more. We are so excited to bring you this certification, whether you are a nurse looking for certification or a nurse coach looking for good CEUs :) Let us know the part you are most excited abou…
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Ever wonder what the numbers really are for our clients? In this episode, I share it all! I walk you through a mentorship group and their trajectory and what year 2 can look like too :) Will you be next?! Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check us out on Instagram @successful_nursecoaches Purc…
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123: I Just Got My Ass Handed to Me by My Coach
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Join me in this humbling debrief of coming in off a coaching session where I received some intense feedback from my mentor! I left this call feeling like I was walking around with a hole in my stomach (and a bruise to my ego) but after some debriefing, happy to report to find the silver lining and share it here with all of you! Make sure to subscri…
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After a few years of our Mentorship being the primary way we work with Nurse Coaches, we have created a new iteration of our offers and this podcast explains what everything is! There are four ways to work with us! Preceptorship Course - $999 This is a self-study course with over 85 modules that show you how to: Set up your practice Set up your bus…
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121: The Biggest Fears Around Being a Paid Nurse Coach
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In this episode Laura references a Facebook Group post and addresses the comments where new nurse coaches share their biggest fears. All of the fears boil down to just a few themes: Fear of failure, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Doing Harm, Fear of a loss of stability… Laura shares how identifying what the root of the fear is, and then transcending th…
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120: Are You Cherry Picking Your Opportunities?
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Solo Ep with Shelby today! Today is a quick, fiery, pep talk which seems to be my vibe as of late. We are going to explore the ways your brain can play silly games with you and how limiting beliefs filter and limit your opportunities for success! Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check us out …
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119: Ten Things You Didn't Know About Money
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Ever thought about how to view money differently? Heard the words “money story” and unsure what the means, or if you have one? Tune in with us this week and we talk all things money, money, money. Money and nurse coaching, how wealthy people treat money, and our personal journeys with money too! Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! …
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In this episode Laura shares about Challenging as a coaching tool and how to best use it to serve our clients. Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check us out on Instagram @successful_nursecoaches Purchase workshops and get free resources on our website www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com Mention…
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In this week’s episode, Laura interviews Jesscia Ann about her journey from the beginning. We talked about energy healing, being able to feel emotions, and how if you don’t quit sometimes things will just click. Bio: Jess is the owner/creator of Jessica Ann CO & Somatic Energetics She is a Soul Purpose Coach, Registered Nurse, Reiki Master, Energy…
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In today's episode, I reflect on a recent retreat and share an impactful realization about the art of decision-making. Drawing from my many years of supporting nurse entrepreneurs, I delve into the personal empowerment that comes from being able to make a decision and the impact it has on taking action and achieving success. Are you curious if you …
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115: Why You Just Can't Put Yourself Out There
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Laura goes unscripted for 30 minutes talking about why new nurse coaches can’t just put themselves out there and expect any results. Laura shares many different connecting scripts, and how to do direct invites instead of soft open invites. She shares that 66% of your practice will be rejection, so the earlier we face that and work through our own t…
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114: Why Most Nurse Coaches Aren't Health Coaches
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Today's episode: "Why Most Nurse Coaches Aren't Health Coaches" is a powerful dive into the world of personalized coaching with your favorite nurse coach duo :) Join us this week as we unpack the nuances that differentiate clinical coaching from the transformative work we prefer to do, discussing the strategies we believe truly light up your practi…
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Follow your excitement? Sure! Rest is productive? Of course! Make sure to take off days? 100%! But is there a way to infuse more fun into the mundane business routine? How does that effect the longevity of your business? Join me this week on a solo episode exploring some fun data surrounding the science of fun and opening up the discussion on how t…
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In this episode Laura interviews Darcie Ziel, a Master’s Mentee that shares about her love of combining coaching with nature. Darcie Ziel BSN, RN, NC-BC loves to use creativity, nature, somatic presence, and nervous system awareness in her coaching to facilitate clients’ experience of themselves. She offers 1:1 and group coaching as well as remote …
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Okay, so CRINGE! Let’s talk about it! Reality TV, that icky feeling in your stomach when someone makes a joke and it doesn’t land annnnnd…nurse coaching?! From our own cringe to other embarrassing encounters, join us in the episode of self-discovery and laughter as we explore how embracing the cringe can lead to profound insights and resilience in …
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Solo episode coming in hot! I polled our Instagram and FB community about where you all were feelin' the feels and TECH was the overwhelming response! So in this episode, I take some time sinking in the tech barriers, when tech overwhelm gets laced with resistance, and give you a bit of a pep talk to figure things out bb! Take some deep breaths, bu…
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Let’s talk about FEAR! We love talking about Fear and how it shows up not just in your life, but also in your private practice. In this episode, we want to make you feel less alone and more empowered while you ride the different waves of fear…and most of all, know that support is out there and available to you! There are a million reasons not to do…
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Meghan and I have an overlap with the things that make us nerdy and excited…I am so stoked to bring this conversation to the table today. We are going to talk about managing the unknown, subconscious programming, and how to channel all of this into the life we want to live. Meghan is a TSNC Master’s client and if you have the blessing of knowing he…
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107: Why Triggers Are A Nurse Coaches Best Friend
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In this solo episode Laura dives into “Triggers”. A trigger, in a psychological or emotional context, refers to a stimulus or event that prompts a strong and often automatic emotional or behavioral response in an individual. These responses can be positive or negative and may be linked to past experiences, memories, or conditioned associations. Tri…
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106: Nurse Coaching & Dyslexia with Sarah Travers
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Join Shelby this week as she interviews on of our Master’s clients… Sarah Travers! Sarah is a nurse coach, breathwork facilitator…AND AUTHOR! Her journey into entrepreneurship is an inspiring one, I encourage you to listen and catch the inspiration! website: Green Perspective Coaching Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Fa…
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Laura and Shelby dive into the “not so obvious” reasons why some people say yes to coaching and other people do not:) Depth matters, eliciting emotion is important, not focusing on logistics is a really important piece. All of this comes from trial and error or from learning more about sales psychology:) Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our…
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Join me this week as I lean into a more “how to” episode and talk about one of my favorite hobbies-writing! Writing, particularly on social media, is a great way to connect and deepen your relationships with people…and let them know what you do, how you do it in a non salesy way! So we are going to cover and easy framework to play with, plus cover …
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2024 Strategy: Creating your plan This episode Laura offers some frameworks to create your own 30 day strategies for a successful 2024! She also explains why implementation is the more important piece and is the reason that the coaching profession exists! New Grad Workshop 2024 January 19th at 1100 CST - It is free and you need to register even if …
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We are bringing a chance to deepen your coaching skills to our mini course…How to be A Deep Coach! Join the waitlist: https://www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com/DeepCoachWaitList Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check us out on Instagram @successful_nursecoaches Purchase workshops and get free…
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In this Christmas Day episode, Laura and Shelby share about the gift of mentorship. Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check us out on Instagram @successful_nursecoaches Purchase workshops and get free resources on our website www.thesuccessfulnursecoaches.com If you are a nurse looking to beco…
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WOW! We did it! For 100 weeks straight, we have been in your ears talking all things private practice, entrepreneurship, and how to access the fullest version of yourself!! We love this podcast, it is never something simply “on the to do list” but something we LOVE showing up for…and it all matters because you care to listen! So thank you, from the…
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099 | Part Two | NO Challenge Winner: Mary Kay
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Do you ever wonder what your business would look like if you just WENT for it? This week, I sit down with our “No” challenge winner and talk about all of the ways that being in pursuit of the “no” and being open to new beginnings plays out with our champion Mary Kay! Mary Kay generously shares her experience with our community…so if you ever want t…
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099 | Part One | NO Challenge Runner Up: Tammy Hurst
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In this upbeat, high energy, exciting podcast, Laura interviews Tammy the runner up winner in our October No Challenge. The No Challenge rules were as follows: Point System 1 point for being ghosted (not getting any answer). We want you to keep following up though because you get 5 points if they say No! 5 Points for a NO to a powerful conversation…
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Today we tackle a big one...what if you don't succeed? Then what? How long do you try before you quit? We take a deep plunge in this question and hopefully provide a few laughs along the way 💛 Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check us out on Instagram @successful_nursecoaches Purchase worksho…
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This week, Shelby tells you about the spiciest email she ever accidentally wrote and the fun dialogue that happened in our inbox :) Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check us out on Instagram @successful_nursecoaches Purchase workshops and get free resources on our website www.thesuccessfulnur…
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Laura in the Solo episode goes deep into why motivation doesn’t really matter, and offers some different ways of looking at it! Laura touches on discipline feeling like a negative word, and how routine and habit are what can save us when we don’t feel motivated! Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You c…
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This week is for all our newbies! Instead of insisting you listen to this entire podcast, we figured we would create an easy launching point for you if you are just starting your practice :) Tune in + get coaching! Sending you lots of love and you begin! Make sure to subscribe, rate and review our podcast! Join our Facebook group HERE You can check…
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In this episode Laura talks about what people will spend money on. We hear so often that no body sees the benefit of coaching. That only occurs when you are unable to describe in great detail what they are actually purchasing. Humans only spend money on four things: 1. Peace 2. Time 3. Money 4. Status Find the way that your coaching relates to all …
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